High Court
Case Details
Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:108595-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8836 of 2024 Petitioner :- Km X And Another Respondent :- State Of Up And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Kashyap,Amar Singh Kashyap Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Birla,J. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. 1. Heard Shri Amar Singh Kashyap, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Shri Rajesh Kumar Rao, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the records. 2. Instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed seeking following reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the re- investigation of the case by the police of any other police station and seize the inquiry record of
Facts
the case crime No. 306 of 2024, P.S. Kotwali Mainpuri, District Mainpuri based on the First Information Report dated 10.05.2024. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the the Chief Medical Officer, Prayagraj, to conduct the medical test of petitioner No.1 by a Board of Doctors and the report may be sent to respondent No.2/Superintendent of Police, Mainpuri for investigation under the law providing safety to the petitioners." 3. Admittedly, in respect of an incident that had taken place on 09.05.2024 at about 9:00 pm, first information report was immediately lodged by the father of the petitioner which was registered as F.I.R. No. 0306 of 2024 dated 10.05.2024 at 12:20 am on the same night i.e. within three hours of the incident. 4. The F.I.R. dated 10.05.2024 reads as under :- "नकल तहररीर हहन्दरी ववादरी.................. ससेववा मम शरीमवान थवानवा आधधिकवाररी धजिलवा ममैनपपुररी महहोदय हनवसेदन हमै ससंजिरीव कपु मवार S/O हकशनलवाल हनववासरी रमईयवाहवार ममैनपपुररी महहोदय रवाहत्रि 9.00 बजिसे मसेररी पपुत्रिरी सहोनम जिहो उसककी आयपु 15 वरर हमै जिहो रवाहत्रि 9.00 बजिसे शशौच करनसे गयरी थरी उसरी समय अहनकसे त S/O जिवागसेश्वर मसेररी पपुत्रिरी कसे परीछसे गयवा और उसससे छसेडखवानरी करनसे लगवा तहो उसरी समय हमनसे अहनकसे त कहो पकड धलयवा तहो झगडवा करनसे लगवा ममै अहनकसे त कहो पकड कर थवानवा लवायवा हह हूँ। अहनकसे त गवाम पपूसमैनवा थवानवा कहोतववालरी कवा हनववासरी हमै। महहोदय ससे अनपुरहोधि हमै मसेररी ररपहोरर धलखकर कवानपूनरी कवायरववाहरी करनसे ककी कक पवा करम। हनशवानरी असंगपूठवा पवाथर्थी ससंजिरीव कपु मवार हन० रमईयवाहवार ममैनपपुररी। हद० 9/05/24 नहोर ......मम हसे0 कवा0 कलकर 487 पपुष्पसेन्द्रधससंह परीएनओ 112831468 पमवाहणित करतवा हह हूँ हक तहररीर ककी नकल कम्प्यपूरर पर शब्द व शब्द असंहकत ककी गयरी हमै अलवाबवा तकनरीककी त्रिपुहर ।" 5. Perusal of the above quoted F.I.R. clearly reflects that the accused Aniket was arrested on the spot and was brought to the police station by the informant himself, and within three hours the first information report was lodged. A bare perusal of the F.I.R. also reflects that there was no allegation of rape. Admittedly, a charge-sheet No. 230 of 2024 dated 19.05.2024 has been filed against the accused Aniket under Section 354 I.P.C. read with Section 7/8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. 6. The present petition has been filed on the very next day i.e. on 20.05.2024 after filing of the charge-sheet dated 19.05.2024. The affidavit in support of the present petition has been filed by one Ajay Kumar who claims to be cousin of petitioner No.2 (Chachera Bhai). The informant has not come forward to file the present petition. Petitioner No.1 is the victim and has filed instant petition under the guardianship of her mother and not of her father who is also the informant, namely, Sanjeev Kumar. The date of the original coupon of the photo center is not clear as
Legal Reasoning
there is a stamping of Oath Commissioner on the date. We find that, admittedly, the charge-sheet was filed on 19.05.2024 and immediately on the very next day, the present petition seeking re-investigation was filed, this clearly reflects that there is haste in filing the petition for re-investigation. We also find that in paragraph 19 of the petition, it has been stated that police has produced the petitioner No.1 before the Magistrate for recording the statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. with teaching and threatening her to say only that she was only captured from behind and nothing else. 7. Paragraph 19 of the petition is quoted hereinbelow:- "19. That the police produced the petitioner No.1 before the Magistrate for recording 164 Cr.P.C. with teaching and threatening her to say only that she was only captured from behind and nothing else." 8. The statement of victim was recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. on 13.05.2024 i.e. immediately after three days after the lodging of the first information report wherein she has only stated that the accused has held her from behind and pulled her Paijama off, however, the accused was caught by the family members of the victim. The statement of the victim is reproduced hereinbelow:- "अवलहोकन बयवान परीहडतवा अन्तगरत धिवारवा 164 सरीआरपरीसरी ........... बयवान परीहडतवा अन्तगरत धिवारवा 164 सरीआरपरीसरी कपु 0 X पपुत्रिरी सन्जिरीव कपु मवार हन० गवाम रमईयवाहवार थवानवा कहोतववालरी ममैनपपुररी सम्बनन्धित मपु 0 अ 0 ससं0 306/24 धिवारवा 354 भवादहव व 7/8 पवाक्सहो एक्र थवानवा कहोतववालरी ममैनपपुररी.......... हववसेचक अरूणि कपु मवार दवारवा परीहडतवा X D/O ससंजिरीव कपु मवार उम्र 16 वरर R/O रमईयवाहवार कहोतववालरी ममैनपपुररी कहो हस्तवाक्षर व फहोरहो पमवाहणित कर मसेरसे समक्ष पस्तपुत हकयवा गयवा परीहडतवा नसे सशपथ बयवान हदयवा हक ........ मसेररी उम्र 16 वरर हमै मम 8 वरी कक्षवा मम सरकवाररी स्कपू ल मम पढतरी थरी एक सवाल ससे ममैनसे पढवाई छहोड़ दरी। 9 अपमैल कहो शवाम कररीब आठ 8 बजिसे मम अकसे लरी घर कसे परीछसे प्लवार पर लमैरटरीन करनसे गई थरी परीछसे ससे एक लडकवा आयवा मसेरवा मपु हूँह बसंद हकयवा और धजिस खसेत पर कवाम करतवा हमै उधिर खखींच कर लसे गयवा उसनसे मसेरवा पवाजिवामवा हनकवाल हदयवा ममैनसे शहोर मचवायवा तहो मसेरसे घरववालसे आ गयसे और उसकहो पकड धलयवा मम लडकसे कहो पहचवानतरी हह हूँ मसेरसे घर कसे बगल मम कवाम करतवा हमै मम उसकवा नवाम नहखीं जिवानतरी हह हूँ। मपुझसे और कपु छ नहखीं कहनवा हमै। बयवान मसेरसे दवारवा परीहडतवा कसे बहोलनसे पर अक्षरशशः असंहकत हकयवा गयवा SD अपहठत 13/5/24 JM 2 ममैनपपुररी परीहडतवा कहो बयवान पढकर सपुनवायवा गयवा ...... सहमहत दजिर कर बयवान तस्दरीक करवायवा गयवा। SD अपहठत 13/5/24 JM हदतरीय .... एसडरी परीहडतवा X" 9. We also find that the statement of Doctor Kirti, Medical Officer of District Women's Hospital, Mainpuri was also recorded who has categorically stated that she was present in OPD on 10.05.2024 when the victim was brought to the hospital, however, mother of the victim, who is petitioner 2 herein, had refused the internal or external medical examination of the victim. The statement of Doctor Kirti is also reproduced hereinbelow:- "बयवान हचहकत्सक........डवा0 ककीहतर हचहकत्सवाधधिकवाररी धजिलवा महहलवा अस्पतवाल ममैनपपुररी नसे पपूछनसे पर बतवायवा हक हदनवासंक 10.05.2024 कहो मम धजिलवा महहलवा अस्पतवाल ममैनपपुररी मम ओपरीडरी मम मशौजिपूद थरी हक म 0 कवा0 1111 कमलसेश दवारवा परीहडतवा X पपुत्रिरी ससंजिरीव कपु मवार हनववासरी गवाम रमईहवार थवानवा कहोतववालरी ममैनपपुररी उम्र कररीब 16 वरर कवा ममैहडकल करवानसे मसेरसे समक्ष उपनस्थत आयरी। परीहडतवा ककी मवाहूँ दवारवा परीहडतवा कवा आन्तररक व बवाह्य ममैहडकल पररीक्षणि नहखीं करवायवा थवा। मसेहडकल नवा करवानसे कसे सम्बन्धि मम परीहडतवा ककी मवाहूँ दवारवा मसेरसे समक्ष धलखकर हदयवा थवा और अपनवा व परीहडतवा कसे हस्तवाक्षर बनवायसे थसे। यहरी मसेरवा बयवान हमै।" 10. The entire episode clearly reflects that present petition was prepared and filed even before, apparently, filing of the charge-sheet before the court concerned. The charge-sheet is dated 19.05.2024 itself and the present petition could not have been filed without even looking into the charge-sheet on 20.05.2024. 11. While entertaining the present petition, this Court had directed for recording of the statement of the victim under Section 164 Cr.P.C. It was never highlighted before this Court that the statement of victim under Section 164 Cr.P.C. had already been recorded on 13.05.2024 though recording of her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. has been mentioned in paragraph-7 of the writ petition and medical examination was also directed by this Court, without noticing the fact that the victim was produced on 10.05.2024 itself for medical examination, however, her mother, petitioner No.2 herein, had refused to get her internally or externally medically examined. We, therefore, find that second statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. is nothing but an improvement of the earlier statement and seems to be tutored coupled with the fact that the medical examination records that her Hymen is intact, whereas, in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. on 31.05.2024 pursuant to the order of this Court reflects that she had stated that there was bleeding, when the rape had been committed. This clearly reflects that an improvement is being made on the case as placed initially for oblique purposes. 12. Be that as it may, in any view of the matter, no case for re-investigation is made out in the present case. 13. We also notice that informant has not come forward to file the present petition, whereas, the mother who is not the informant and the victim under guardianship of her mother has filed this petition, however, when the father is alive, ordinarily the father would be the guardian of the allegedly minor victim. There may be an oblique motive behind the litigation as State Government has floated scheme for paying compensation to the rape victim, we, however, make it clear that this may not be treated as any kind of observation in favour of the accused against whom charge-sheet has come. 14. In view of the observations made above, present petition is dismissed. 15. The Bench Secretary is directed to re-seal the slide before sending the file to the office. 16. Office is directed to keep a xerox copy of the medical report and the statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. dated 31.05.2024 and all the original reports, slides etc. be immediately sent back to the court concerned in accordance with law. The envelope in respect of laboratory report was not opened, as in view of the medical report submitted, this Court is of the opinion that it is not required to be opened and it be sent back as it is. Order Date :- 4.7.2024 Karan